Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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CEYLON. 2 Tangas, 1641. PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield.
KM-55; Gomes-17.01; cf.Sch-1265. Galle countermark ("GAL" monogram) on Portuguese Goa 2 Tangas. Galle, on the southern end of Ceyon, was a Portuguese fort seized by the Dutch in 1649. It still stands, though damaged by the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. The countermark is graded as AU Details, though a little muddled. The host coin is bold and fresh. Dark toned.
Ex: Baldwin's Hong Kong Auction #60 (April 2016), Lot 822.
Estimate: $500.00- $700.00
KM-55; Gomes-17.01; cf.Sch-1265. Galle countermark ("GAL" monogram) on Portuguese Goa 2 Tangas. Galle, on the southern end of Ceyon, was a Portuguese fort seized by the Dutch in 1649. It still stands, though damaged by the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. The countermark is graded as AU Details, though a little muddled. The host coin is bold and fresh. Dark toned.
Ex: Baldwin's Hong Kong Auction #60 (April 2016), Lot 822.
Estimate: $500.00- $700.00